But don’t feel shy; don’t ask me why?
If you like the lady of Brentford, be
stout
No problem, no doubt;
Even if I be fat like fat Falstaff
Will you scoff and laugh?
Even if I too turned weak and old
With bald head or grey hair will you scold?
My
gait may not be so steady and swift
Heavy luggage I may not lift
My hands may shake while I write
My grip is not so strong and tight;
Will you then blame me as old
With wizened skin, wrinkled and cold?
Like a shriveled rose you too turned
thin
Still your beauty shines within;
The glint of your eyes
Seems like the gentle moon-rise
Unlike the blazing noon of youth
Time changes all, an inevitable truth;
We may have a few complaints and taints
We
are not high heaven-born Saints.
Thank God we are healthy though not so
strong
Thank God that we have lived so long;
We have not garnered so much wealth and fame
We lived so simple, and none can blame;
In this fast-paced restless rush of life
Filled with rancor and strife
We live in peace, so do not grumble
Though we may sometimes stumble and tumble;
Age may have robbed your charm
Yet you remain so steady and calm;
With mutual trust we stay
Let us trust God and pray
Who leads us all in proper ways.
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Note: 1. The Fat woman of Brentford - A character mentioned in "Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
2. Fat Falstaff: Sir John Falstaff is a large-bodied dissolute character in Shakespeare's play "Henry IV (Parts I and II) and "merry Wives of Windsor". he is portrayed as "a fat rogue" with a gluttonous appetite for food, wine and sensual living.
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8th March 2026 Somaseshu Gutala
